Adurim
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Adurim is a town mentioned in the Bible
and the Apocrypha
and related information. This town is listed by different sources as Adurim, Adoraim and Adora.
13:20.
Hyrcanus "hired foreign troops, dismantled Adora and Marissa
, the strong places of Edom
, and forced the Edomites to accept the Jewish religion and submit to circumcision
. This is the first instance of forcible conversion in Jewish history."
Bible
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and the Apocrypha
Apocrypha
The term apocrypha is used with various meanings, including "hidden", "esoteric", "spurious", "of questionable authenticity", ancient Chinese "revealed texts and objects" and "Christian texts that are not canonical"....
and related information. This town is listed by different sources as Adurim, Adoraim and Adora.
Apocrypha and Biblical References
According to the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: ""a'-dor, a-do'-ra (Adora) In Idumaea, mentioned in Ant, XIII, ix, 1 as one of the cities captured by Hyrcanus, and referred to in 1 Maccabees1 Maccabees
The First book of Maccabees is a book written in Hebrew by a Jewish author after the restoration of an independent Jewish kingdom, about the latter part of the 2nd century BC. The original Hebrew is lost and the most important surviving version is the Greek translation contained in the Septuagint...
13:20.
Hyrcanus "hired foreign troops, dismantled Adora and Marissa
Maresha
Tel Maresha , also Marissa, is an antiquity site in Israel's southern lowlands. The tel was first excavated by the British archaeologists Bliss and Macalister on behalf of the Palestine Exploration Fund...
, the strong places of Edom
Edom
Edom or Idumea was a historical region of the Southern Levant located south of Judea and the Dead Sea. It is mentioned in biblical records as a 1st millennium BC Iron Age kingdom of Edom, and in classical antiquity the cognate name Idumea was used to refer to a smaller area in the same region...
, and forced the Edomites to accept the Jewish religion and submit to circumcision
Circumcision
Male circumcision is the surgical removal of some or all of the foreskin from the penis. The word "circumcision" comes from Latin and ....
. This is the first instance of forcible conversion in Jewish history."